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blather
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blath·er  (blr) also bleth·er (bl-)
intr.v. blath·ered also bleth·ered, blath·er·ing also bleth·er·ing, blath·ers also bleth·ers
To talk nonsensically.
n.
Nonsensical talk.

[Old Norse bladhra; see bhl- in Indo-European roots.]

blather·er n.

blather [ˈblæðə] Scot, blether
vb
(intr) to speak foolishly
n
1. foolish talk; nonsense
2. a person who blathers
[from Old Norse blathra, from blathr nonsense]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.blather - foolish gibberish
gibber, gibberish - unintelligible talking
Verb1.blatherblather - to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby"
blabber, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, gabble, gibber, blab, clack, maunder, chatter - speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

blather
verb
chatter, ramble, mumble, babble, waffle (informal, chiefly Brit.), rabbit on (Brit. informal), drivel, yap (informal), tattle, jabber, gabble, blether, run off at the mouth (slang), prate He kept on blathering about police incompetence.
noun
nonsense, gossip, chatter, hot air (informal), waffle (informal, chiefly Brit.), pap, bilge (informal), drivel, twaddle, gibberish, guff (slang), tattle, moonshine, jabbering, jabber, verbiage, gabble, claptrap (informal), gobbledegook, hogwash, hokum (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), piffle (informal), poppycock (informal), inanity, blether (Scot.), bunkum or buncombe (chiefly U.S.) Anyone knows that this is all blather.
Translations
blather [ˈblæðəʳ]
A. Ndisparates mpl
B. VIcharlatanear, decir tonterías
to blather (on) about sthenrollarse con algo, dar la tabarra con algo
blather [ˈblæðəʳ] viblaterare
blather [ˈblæðəʳ] viblaterare


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Clinton, Janet Reno, and other Clinton flunkies made numerous photo-op trips to the border, posed with Border Patrol agents, and blathered about security.
But wasting time and clogging thoroughfares to blather on about something that should have been blathered months ago is a waste of time.
ABC blathered along until ``Millionaire'' turned up; otherwise, it's still pretty much blathering along.
 
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